The New Orleans Saints couldn't pull it off against the San Francisco 49ers, 26 to 23, on September 7, 1980.
Final
2nd quarter
SF
NO
Tony Galbreath 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick)
0
7
Earl Cooper 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
7
7
Earl Cooper 6-yard run (Ray Wersching kick)
14
7
3rd quarter
SF
NO
Paul Hofer 27-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (kick failed)
20
7
Chuck Muncie 7-yard run (kick failed)
20
13
4th quarter
SF
NO
Ray Wersching 37-yard field goal
23
13
Wes Chandler 49-yard pass from Archie Manning (Russell Erxleben kick)
23
20
Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal
23
23
Ray Wersching 38-yard field goal
26
23
49ers
Saints
1st Downs
21
19
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
64
Total Yards
350
394
Yards per play
5.6
6.2
Passing
196
304
Comp - Att
21 - 29
25 - 41
Yards per pass
6.1
7.2
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
3 - 27
1 - 10
Rushing
154
90
Rushing Attempts
31
22
Yards per rush
5.0
4.1
Penalties
9
8
Turnovers
2
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. DeBerg | 21 | 29 | 223 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 91.6 | |
Team | 21 | 29 | 196 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 91.6 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Cooper | 17 | 77 | 4.5 | 2 |
P. Hofer | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 |
F. Solomon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
L. Elliott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 154 | 5.0 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Hofer | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 1 | |
E. Cooper | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | |
J. Owens | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
F. Solomon | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
C. Young | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 223 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wersching | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Miller | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | |
Team | 3 | 116 | 38.7 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Elliott | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | |
J. Owens | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Solomon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Manning | 25 | 40 | 314 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 95.2 | |
R. Erxleben | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 25 | 41 | 304 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Muncie | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 1 |
T. Galbreath | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 1 |
A. Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 2 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Hardy | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 0 | |
T. Galbreath | 9 | 96 | 10.7 | 0 | |
W. Chandler | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 1 | |
I. Harris | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
C. Muncie | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | |
Team | 25 | 314 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Erxleben | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Erxleben | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | |
Team | 3 | 86 | 28.7 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Mauti | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
More Saints Stats
PPG
23.0
15th
OPP PPG
25.4
26th
RUSH YDS/G
125.3
13th
PASS YDS/G
219.6
20th
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
 Saints | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
 Panthers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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Chargers | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
| Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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